The Zanzibar campus of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras was formally launched on Monday. Currently around 50 students have been admitted in the institute - 35 for Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science course and 15 students for M. Tech in AI and DS courses. The final details of admissions will be released shortly, according to the institute authorities.
Around 500 applications were received for the courses and students were selected through an eligibility test and interview.
Among the UG students around 15 are Indians and 8 from India have joined the PG programme. As many as 22 students in the UG programme are from Africa and around 40% of the students are women.
